GeForce RTX 2070 vs ATI Radeon HD 4870

Place in the ranking	725	95
Place by popularity	not in top-100	100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	32.75
Power efficiency	1.65	16.52
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	RV770	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	17 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 has 10465% better value for money than ATI HD 4870.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	800	2304
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1620 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	30.00	233.3
Floating-point processing power	1.2 TFLOPS	7.465 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	40	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 4870 3.55

RTX 2070 41.46
+1068%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 4870 1380

RTX 2070 16139
+1069%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	10−12 −1190%	129 +1190%
1440p	7−8 −1157%	88 +1157%
4K	5−6 −1140%	62 +1140%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	29.90 −673%	3.87 +673%
1440p	42.71 −653%	5.67 +653%
4K	59.80 −643%	8.05 +643%

RTX 2070 has 673% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2070 has 653% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2070 has 643% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	103 +0%	103 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110 +0%	110 +0%
Valorant	208 +0%	208 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160 +0%	160 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +0%	37 +0%
Dota 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Far Cry 5	93 +0%	93 +0%
Fortnite	166 +0%	166 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	127 +0%	127 +0%
Metro Exodus	80 +0%	80 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	245 +0%	245 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65 +0%	65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	125 +0%	125 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +0%	32 +0%
Dota 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	132 +0%	132 +0%
Valorant	184 +0%	184 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
World of Tanks	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	76 +0%	76 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	82 +0%	82 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	127 +0%	127 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	86 +0%	86 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 +0%	86 +0%
Metro Exodus	32 +0%	32 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	128 +0%	128 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 +0%	86 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Dota 2	116 +0%	116 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	68 +0%	68 +0%

This is how ATI HD 4870 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 is 1190% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 is 1157% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 is 1140% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.55	41.46
Recency	25 June 2008	17 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt

ATI HD 4870 has 16.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 1067.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.